ball launching

基本解释

The batter swings his bat, launching the ball over the fence and out of the field of play.
击球手挥舞球棒，将球打过野护栏出界。
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The problem with incubating products, launching them, and then dropping the ball with user adoption and marketing is that it is not good for business.
酝酿产品计划，发布，用户接受不了新产品，然后又大作市场营销，这些都不利于生意的发展。
A typically astonishing routine would see a female gymnast launching a ball high into the air, spinning and contorting her body as it drops to the ground, before catching it in the curve of her neck.
一个十分典型的动作就是女选手将球高高抛到空中，旋转并俯身到地上，在球掉落之前用弯曲的颈部将球接住。

But now I believe that the real achievement that Condoleezza Rice has made is in getting everyone's eye on the ball and launching a process.
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